"Aunt San, sister Xiaoyu, the new bride."
Zhao Xiaoyu raised her eyebrows. It was true that whoever gives you milk has a mother. The Zhao family’s bunch of bastards were so arrogant before, but now they are as well-behaved as grandchildren. They are still a little uncomfortable standing in front of her.
Oh my goodness, this seems to be the first time they visit their home as far as they can remember?
How rare!
Mrs. Song was not a petty person. When the children came to her house, she made a bowl of brown sugar water for each of them. After they finished drinking, they shared snacks. Seeing their outstretched hands covered with frostbite, Song finally softened her heart. She grabbed handfuls of melon seeds, peanuts, and candies from each of them and stuffed their pockets full.
"Thank you, Auntie San."
The kids were so happy. Third Aunt was really generous. Cousin Ruxin and Brother Jiadong still refused to come. Humph, when they go back later, don't even think about eating them.
"When we get home, your sister and brother will ask you not to tell them. Just hide it and eat it slowly."
"Well, no, I haven't eaten it for a long time." Not to mention not giving it to his elder sister and brother, he wouldn't give it to his parents even if they asked him.
After the kids left, Song lamented that their clothes were too thin.
"Mom, we're not wearing bad clothes now, it's just that we've earned some money and are living a good life. In the past, we ate worse and wore much worse clothes than they did." You can't be soft-hearted. If you are, you will be stuck to the old house and they will never let you go until you've skinned you dry.
"You are right. It was my mother who misunderstood."
Zhao Dashu came back in the afternoon, drunk, and fell asleep immediately.
"Mom, we are going to visit grandma's house tomorrow. Have you prepared everything?"
"Not yet. Come here and help me prepare."
Zhao Xiaoyu smiled. Was she afraid that people would say she was staying close to her parents and was looking for comfort from them?
"For meat, take this big one, two chickens, a fish, and this mother, take two packets of brown sugar for grandma to drink. For pine nut candy, my cousins must have never eaten it, take two packets, and for this pastry, I bought it in the city, take two packets too... and for fabric, take a roll of cotton cloth, dark color, everyone can wear it. That's about it."
Song looked at the things at her feet, "Xiaoyu, is this too much?"
"No, we are paying respects to grandpa and grandma, what can others say? Mom, that's all, it just looks like a lot, but if you count it, it's not much."
Well, as my daughter said, it’s not much, then it’s not much. Song was still happy in her heart, because she could finally return to her parents’ home in a decent manner.
Old house.
Seeing the food the children brought back, Zhao Dayong and Li said nothing. They just asked them to put it away and eat it slowly. It's summer time and there's really nothing at home, so these will satisfy their cravings.
"Head of the household, what should I do when I go back to my parents' home tomorrow?" She really has no money at all. Her mother-in-law is in charge of the kitchen at home. The third child said at the time that the food was for the elderly. Is it okay for her to take it back to her parents' home? The key point is that she can’t get it because it’s all in the old couple’s room.
Zhao Dayong was also worried, "I'll go ask my parents." No matter how poor they were, he didn't want his wife to be laughed at when she returned to her parents' home. If she was laughed at and lost face, wouldn't it mean that he, Zhao Dayong, would be laughed at as well?
Wang was a little envious when she saw Zhao Dayong going to look for someone. She had just looked for Zhao Dayong, but he actually told her to find a way out on his own. He also asked her if she could borrow some money from her parents when she returned to her parents' home and pay it back when he had enough money.
How to return it? Aren’t these borrowed enough? Is he still there? How could she say that? Her younger brother had already married, so how could she still favor him?
Especially since he has no hope of passing the imperial examination, he should be thankful that he is not chased after to pay back the money. I don’t know what sweet dreams he is having every day.
Wang hesitated for a moment, followed Zhao Dayong's footsteps, and entered the old man's house together. It’s better for two people to speak together than for her to speak alone.
The things given to the two daughters-in-law must be the same, right?
"Father and mother!"
As soon as Old Man Zhao saw them, he knew why they came. I never thought that one day he would be so destitute. He wanted to be a rich man. Under his management, this family became one of the richest families in the village.
He lived in a blue brick and tile house and had three capable sons, especially one who was good at studying. Everyone envied him and praised him for his ability. He lived a very decent life. But now... I can’t even take out the things for my two daughters-in-law to take back to their parents’ home.
"Old woman, go get two boxes of cakes from the cupboard, one for each of them. Don't we have two strips of pork in the kitchen? Keep one for the guests and share the other between the two of you."
Old Mrs. Sun looked reluctant. She had not been willing to eat a single bite of what her son gave her as a gift, and now she was going to give it all away. Why is her life so miserable?
I have to go back to my parents' home. What will happen if I go back one less time?
Wang pursed her lips. This amount of stuff was not even half of what she had brought back to her parents' home before. What should she do? Wouldn't her parents be unhappy if she returned to her parents' home in such a shabby manner? If the neighbors see this, they will also talk about it, right?
Zhao Dayong thought it was okay. Anyway, when he went back to Yue's house before, he always brought similar things, except that there was a bag of pastries missing. It was not a big problem.
Holding the cake in his hand, he said, "Okay, I'll go share it with my sister-in-law later."
The second brother agreed. Wang knew that it was useless to say more, so she could only resign herself to her fate and go back to the house, thinking about how she could dig out something more.
She only had a dozen copper coins on her, which were of no use. The only thing I'm thankful for is that my younger brother and sister-in-law were not here that day, so at least I didn't embarrass myself in front of her.
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"Mom!" Zhao Dashu and Song came to the gate of the old Song family's courtyard with large and small bags.
"Hey, Xiaoyu, Lihua is here! Come in quickly, come in quickly, are you cold?"
"No, we are wearing thick clothes."
As soon as I entered the main room, I saw several stoves, and my heart was warmed. "Grandma, Grandpa is afraid that we will be cold, so he prepared the stoves a long time ago."
"Of course, I know your home is warm, but I'm worried that you won't be used to it."
"How can you be so delicate?"
Zhao Dashu looked at the old house and said, "Mom and Dad, will you come and live with me for a while later? I told you a while ago to come and live with me, but you refused to do so and insisted on staying here and suffering from the cold."
"It's not cold. We stay on the kang every day. We light the stove when we come out. How can we be cold?"
"That's right. We will build a new house in the spring. Thanks to you, I've made a lot of money." When talking about this, Mr. Song smiled so hard that his teeth were showing. My son-in-law is really capable of doing great things, and he is also a man who can keep his composure. With a few of them, he made a fortune quietly and stealthily.
He earned more in this one pound than he would in his entire life. When things got tough, he tore down the house and built a house made of green bricks and tiles. The whole family no longer has to suffer from hunger and cold.
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